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QUAY STREET GALWAY CITY

Quay Street is one of the oldest streets in the City of Galway. It is also one of the most popular places for entertainment. In recent years the Street has become known as part of the “Latin Quarter”, as Street Festivals and Street performances from different Countries, are held throughout the year. There is a Pictorial Map of Quay Street and the rest of Galway City, which was drawn up in 1651. The map was dedicated to Charles 11 (1660-1685). The Map shows us what Quay Street looked like 350 years ago, and the layout today is more or less, still the same. Quay Street has one of the original Street names, as it leads down to the original quays where ships unloaded and loaded their goods. The Street has a number of Medieval and Late Medieval carvings both inside and on the fronts of commercial buildings and houses, and should be preserved. The facade of Blake’s Tower House has been restored. It was used as the County Jail from 1685 to 1810. Number 1, Quay Street, is where the original makers of the [|Claddagh Ring] was established,in 1750.It is also now the Claddagh Ring Museum. The Martin family lived in the town houses, No’s 2 and 4, where at one time lived Humanity Dick Martin, because of his duelling skills was known as Hairtrigger Dick (Lynam 1975). In the 1960’s and 1970’s Modern additions and signs were added. References: Galway City Heritage Survey 1984 – An Taisce Galway City Museum